Optics rule in politics. Fiddling for words to fit a narrative comes second. Martha Vineyard vacations have some serious contenders for the President’s attention; that is after he fits in one more round of golf (186 golf outings to date) and while the world burns, another fundraiser. This Saturday is the earliest he can afford to take a break from his break. Because he is the most convincing | Read More »

A big, and terrible, story has been brewing about a wave of deadly attacks on prosecutors in Texas, coupled with the murder of prison chief Tom Clements in Colorado. (Another violent incident involving a home invader shot by a Colorado prosecutor and her sheriff’s deputy husband is not currently believed to be connected to the rest of the killing spree.) These attacks are widely described | Read More »

When Darrell Issa questioned Eric Holder about the “Fast and Furious” gunrunner program on May 3rd, 2011, Holder said under oath that he’d known about the program only in the last few weeks. CBS discovered some memos that shows Eric Holder had received briefings at least 10 months prior to his testimony to the Judiciary Committee. Actually, the information bout these memos came from Assistant | Read More »

Nearly a year ago, it was interesting to be attacked as Neo-Cons after stating what seemed to be obvious then and, unfortunately, is becoming more obvious by the day regarding the chaos in Mexico. Here was the statement and the resultant question: Like it or Not: Mexico is America’s Next Afghanistan With the exception of, perhaps, Texas governor Rick Perry, no public official wants to publicly | Read More »

Nearly a year ago, it was interesting to be attacked as Neo-Cons after stating what seemed to be obvious then and, unfortunately, is becoming more obvious by the day regarding the chaos in Mexico. Here was the statement and the resultant question: Like it or Not: Mexico is America’s Next Afghanistan With the exception of, perhaps, Texas governor Rick Perry, no public official wants to publicly | Read More »

Oh, if only the death of Osama bin Laden’s death could solve all our problems. No doubt we’ve dealt a serious blow to al-Qaeda. Unfortunately, Hezbollah, which has terrorist cells all over the Western Hemisphere — including within U.S. borders — is an even greater long-term danger to us than al-Qaeda is. In case anyone needs a refresher, Hezbollah is the Iranian-sponsored terrorist organization that | Read More »

As usual, another alarming story appears to have slipped past the ever vigilant eyes of the main stream media. As I perused the various news sources, I happened across what I thought may be a very serious issue. The headline read, “Hezbollah Working with Cartels”. Right away I was skeptical. After all, I seem to remember ‘Big Sis’ assuring us that the “U.S.- Mexico Border | Read More »

With the exception of, perhaps, Texas governor Rick Perry, no public official wants to publicly admit an obvious fact: The United States of America will likely be forced to invade Mexico. It’s not a matter of if, it’s a matter of when. The question then becomes: What to do with Mexico after we invade it and wipe out the drug cartels (as much as can be). | Read More »

With the exception of, perhaps, Texas governor Rick Perry, no public official wants to publicly admit an obvious fact: The United States of America will likely be forced to invade Mexico. It’s not a matter of if, it’s a matter of when. The question then becomes: What to do with Mexico after we invade it and wipe out the drug cartels (as much as can be). | Read More »

Insofar as the opposition to the recently enacted Arizona illegal immigration law seems to be mounting, perhaps those who oppose it so stringently should take a few minutes to read it. The language is very simple and easy to understand, and the law does NOT provide the basis for “racial profiling” as so many say it does. People who live and work near the Mexican | Read More »

Uno: Peshwar Pakistan – Suicide Bomber (for the umpteenth-and-a-half time in the past three months – not that anybody notices). http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-world/seven-police-wounded-by-pakistan-suicide-bomber-20100110-m08p.html At least seven policemen were wounded on Saturday when a Taliban militant commander blew himself up in the Pakistani city of Peshawar, police said. Irfan Ullah, from the lawless town of Darra Adam Khel, struck when police raided his hideout in Matni, an area | Read More »

I am fortunate enough to be self-employed and quite busy right now. I spend my time working in the Sacramento, California and Phoenix, AZ region selling bank repos. I travel between the two states weekly because that’s what it takes to earn a living right now. An average workweek is somewhere between 70-85 hours/week, not including flight time between the two regions. I am happy | Read More »

Phoenix is a big city. A really big city. The entire metropolitan area is about 9000 sq. mi., and the city with it’s typical communities spanning poverty to stupendous wealth is a microcosm of life. Like all Southwest cities we have a large Hispanic population, both legal and illegal who are just average folks making their way through life. And we are 173 miles from | Read More »

(H/T: Glenn Reynolds) I know, I know, it’s a heck of a thing to contemplate on a Thursday morning, but check out this story on heavy Democratic donor (and current fugitive) R. Allen Stanford: Accused Financier Under Federal Drug Investigation Authorities: Stanford May Have Laundered Drug Money for Mexican Cartel The SEC’s fraud charges may be the least of accused financial scammer R. Allen Stanford’s | Read More »